Cristi Puiu
Biography
Cristi Puiu is a Romanian film director and screenwriter born on April 3, 1967, in Bucharest. He founded the Mandragora production company with Anca Puiu and Alex Munteanu in 2004. His debut film Stuff and Dough (2001) marked the beginning of the Romanian New Wave in cinema, while his second feature, The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu (2005), received critical acclaim and numerous awards at international festivals.